Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Since I worked up a small afghan years ago using an afghan hook and Tunisian stitch, I've been dying to work with them again. The Tunisian stitch is simple, quick, and has a lovely texture; the afghan hook looks like the misbegotten lovechild of a crochet hook and a knitting needle, but is nonetheless amazing.

Photo from www.wrights.com

Combine the two, and you have a quick, easy piece of fabric.

I'd love to have several sizes of afghan hooks, so I can work up some super-quick afghans. I also wish I had time for a tunisian entrelac project. Entrelac is a technique that yields a beautiful basketweave texture, and is more common in knitting than crochet. I actually discovered it when I did a Google search for afghan hooks. Luckily, you can do most tunisian entrelac projects with a regular crochet hook, since the squares tend to be fairly small.

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My little blog is mostly about my adventures in crochet. I hope that sharing my work with others will motivate me to finish my projects more quickly, and I may even include some non-textile projects I'm working on. :)